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Date:      Thu, 11 Jan 1996 13:51:42 -0800
From:      David Greenman <davidg@Root.COM>
To:        Michael Ryan <mike@networx.ie>
Cc:        FreeBSD Support <questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: SMC 8216C, SMC 8414BT (EtherEZ) and NE2000 
Message-ID:  <199601112152.NAA01981@corbin.Root.COM>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 11 Jan 96 22:09:25 GMT." <ECS9601112225C@networx.ie> 

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>Some network card questions relating to FreeBSD 2.0:
>
>(a) The FreeBSD FAQ doesn't mention the SMC EtherEZ
>(aka 8416, 8416T, 8416BT, etc.) cards.  Does anyone know
>if they're supported?

   The Ultra is supported in 2.0, but the others weren't supported until 2.1.

>(b) The FAQ says the Elite Ultra (aka 8216) does work but
>it doesn't mention the 8216C.  Again, does anyone know
>if this works (it's a combo with RJ-45, BNC and AUI ports)?

   I think the 8216 is the combo version of the 8216, right? It should work.

>(c) Anyone got comments on using an NE2000?  Is performance
>acceptable?  Any config problems?

   It has about twice the CPU overhead compared to the shared memory cards,
but it does work okay.

-DG

David Greenman
Core Team/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project



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